Fireproof waste-pail.



C. H. STEPHENSON.

FIREPROOF WASTE FAIL.

APiLICATlON FILED NOV. 23. |909.

1,148,261 Patented July 27, 1915.

. 1,xlurmurl f CHARLES H. .STEPHENSOM or LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS. y

EInErnoor WASTE-rain.

i To @ZZ whom it may concern l Be it known that I, CHARLES H. STEPHEN- son, of Lynn, iin the county' of Essex and matically close.

`State of 'Massachusetts, have invented eertain new and useful Improvements inFirecated to anything outside of the receptacle. Y y2 `Afurther object ofthe invention is to provide a receptacle of this character which entirely dispenses 'with the use of solder or other material liable to be melted by such heat as might be'caused from a lire `inside of the receptacle.`

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle'of thisoharacterhavmg a lid` or coverzwhich cannot be left open. This `is because underwriters requirements are that covers of waste receptaclesshall auto- Another object of thev invention is toproi ,videa receptacle `of this character which will have a well-ventilated space below the bottom which supportsthe contained material.

Another object is to provide a structure which will prevent contact of the side ofthe receptacle with `any inflammable surface Isuch asawood partition.

:To these Iends" the invention consists in the constructionand combination of the parts substantially as hereinafter described and claimed.,

.-Of the accompanying drawin s,-Fi`gure l is a side elevation of a receptae e embodywing my"present'improvements. Fig.` 2 is a plan vievv of thecsame. Flg. y3 represents a `section onlin'e `-Bbf Fig.`,2, on a' larger scale. Fig. 4 represents a detail section on vline 4--4of Fig. 1`. Fig. 5is adetailperspective viewofthe construction forgsecur- 1ingfthe fixed top section in" place. Fig.' 6 i i Fig. 2) inlwhlch 1s mounted a pintle 2.8 carried bylthe hinged cover .or,lid20.` Said representsfa.sectionon line 6--6 of Fig. 5. Fig.- 7 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the `hinge pintle and yadjacentportionsfof thelidormovable section of the top.

Specicaton of Letters `Batent.

Patented ,in ly 2 7, 1915.

Application filed November 23, 1909. Serial No. 529,630.

Similar reference characters indicate the same or similarvparts 1n all of the vlevvs.

`The `body 10 is made of any suitable metal such as galvanized iron and may or may not be provlded with spiral strengthening ribs 11. `At the top is a wire reinforce 12 `(see Figs. 3 and 4) over Whichthe 'sheet metal of the body is rolled asatlOa. -At the lower edge is`a wire reinforce 13 over whichthe material is rolled as indicated in Fig.

The bottom 14 of the receptacle is formed With a vertical flange 115 seated 'between the outer and inner portions of the folded body i part, lrivets 16 being employed to firmly unite lthe whole together. flange 15 is of a height to locate the bottom 14 well above thelower edge of the body, so as .to provide suliicient space to prevent dangerous radiation of heat downwardupon anyfcombustible material that might be beneath said bottom. This space is referably ventilated by means of suitable helles 17 :i

The .top of the receptacle comprises two` sections, one of which, -19, isixed,.and the other section, `20, beingmovab'le and constituting the hinged cover or lid. The `lineof the hinge betweenlthetwo forms a chord, and the arc formed bythe outer edge of the section 19 is rolled over' the rolled top ofthe body, and is formed with `a tongue 21' at each end of the arc, said tongue'sbeing secured by rivets-22. The front edge of the section 19 is formed with a vertical iange 23,'theflower edge of which flange is preferabl'yrolled or This vertical` doubled at 24 in Fig. 3. The rolledireinforced edge 24 strengthens the flange` against lateral bending of its lower edge, andthe lange being substantially at a right angle to the planeof the section 19, a veryz rigid structure is provided, due to said reinforced Aflange acting as a truss. The said ange 23 is furthermore rendered more rigid, and more firmly secured in` place, by the` tongues `25 at'theends'ofsaid flange, said tongues `being turnedor bent against the inner wall ofthe body and secured by rivets 26;

' Secured tothe section 19 are ears 27 (see pintle is formed with inclined ends29 for `a cover 20 is provided with ears or rolled portions whichembrace the pintle, these rolled portions comprising Imembers which embrace the straight portions of the pintle, and

members 31 which embrace the inclined ends 29 of the ,pintle, as clearly indicated in Fig.l

7 The rolled portions 31 are, in reality ex-- tensions of the flange 32 of the cover o-r 11d 20. .Preferably this flange 32 is rolled as indicated at 32, toreinforce it and provide a smooth edge.

The reason for Vforming the pintle with 'the vinclined ends'is Vas follows: Inthe rst place .it is desirable ythat the lhinged cover l.or lid shallhave as great an area as possible, considerably 'more than half of a circle.

Thisfnecessitates the location of the pintle l at a point where itfforms a chordfconsider- 'ablyfto one side of the center of the entire top.Y `ofth'elid shall fit as closely as possible, and

As it' is desirable that the ange 32 have l its vrear ends so supported that they will be firm vandrigid and not liable to 'get bentlout of `place, the inclined ends of the pint'le constitute reinforces for the two ends of the flange 532, holding those portions of said.. fiange rigidly but sufliciently inclined outwardfsothat theywill not bindupon the top of the ybodyof the can when thelid is being raised, nor `interfere with the -closing I-provide a combined handle andlid-stOp as followsr-Apiece of strong strap iron or other suitable material is `bent to f form a handlev 33,' one end of which is bolted as at 34: to the top of therecep'tacle. It is formed with aidouble portion 35 which is inclined forward of the vertical` plane of the hinge ofthe lid,`sothat-said lid can never be raised beyond a position substantially 'such as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. '1, therefore rendering it impossible for the lid `to be left open either-accidentally or intentionally. Said double-portion. kof thestrip or strap yextends downwardly and rearwardly and .is

formed with a flat portion 36, bearing on the -to'p of the fixed top section 19 and secured thereto as by a rivet 37. The extreme end Y may be formed as a tongue passing through the double portion 35 forms a stop for limitthe lid is closed, lsaid double portion can be conveniently grasped by the hand and manipulated ,to enable the receptacle to be rolled in a manner similar to that in which barrels" are VVfrequently vrolled without laying `"them down upontheir sides.-

kk"'VVhilethev ribs 11' have been referred yto as strengthening ribs, they possess' a more.

said iange.l

important function. Owing to the fact that they project outward from they body u 10,

they `make it impossible that the receptacle` shall'be placed close enough" to any other object to exclude air; As a matterk of fact4 they need not be ycontinuous but in any eventlateral projections are provided which `extend' outward from the body of the4 receptacle suiciently to prevent the receptacle from being left in contact `with an `inflammable wall such as a wood partition or a`door.

Consequently, the receptacle as a wholeis so constructed that neither ythe bottom 14,' nor the side of the body 10, Athesegbeingthe portions which are liable to become very hot incase lthe waste in the receptacle should catch fire, from communicating suflicient.y heat' to any surrounding or adjacent body so as to cause a fire.

I claim: r 1. A metal. receptacle ha'vingra top comprising'a fixed section'having its inner edge provided with a down-turned strengthening flange continuous from end'to end,alid secy'tion hingedly mounted` onY the upper surface of the fixed section, and a metallic combined handle and lid stop connectedl both` to the` top of the fixed section andto the side of the body of the receptacle, said y'stop voverhangingthe axis of the hinge connection.

' 2. A metal receptacle having a top comprising two sections hinged together, onefof the vsections having vportions y riveted to .the outer side of the body of the can, and having` a downwardly extending nange provided with tongues riveted to the inner side of the body.

ing a fixed section and a movable section,`the fixed section' having a rigid upwardly prof A cylindricalmetal rreceptacle having. l its upper end provided with va top compris-- jecting handle, said handle being narrovvf` toenable it .to be grasped byone handA to' f shift the position ofthe receptacle by tilting it and'then rolling it aside.

4. A cylindrical' metalreceptacle vhaving its upper endprovidedA with axpermanenti top closure comprising a fixed section and a .lid hinged thereto, the fixed section having a rigid handle projecting upwardly in an'` inclined direction over-the hinge of the lid,

said handle being narrow to enable it to'be grasped by one hand, said handle servingas a stop to' limit'upwardnm'ovement ofthe lid,

as well as usedto `tilt and roll the receptacle aside.

5. A metal receptacle having a top com- 'j prising a fixed section' and a movable` section and a pintle connecting the two, the

Vmovable section havingk a` flange, and the pintle being bent andxsecured to ends of the '6. A metal receptacle havingafixed'top section, a pintle supported by'said top sec tion, said pintie having downwardly bent In testimony whereof I have aixed my ends, and a lid section connected to said pinsignature, in presence of two witnesses.

tle and having a ange, the end portions of CHARLES H. STEPHENSON. said ange `having ears bent around the Witnesses:

5 downwardly extending end portions of the A. W. HARRISON,

pintle. P. W. PEzzE'rTI.

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